Articles by Kwame Mensah
Ku Klux Klan Fails To Capitalize On Far-Right US Resurgence
Even if the US extreme right and white nationalism are enjoying a revival under President Donald Trump, the Ku Klux...
Macron, LA Mayor Court IOC Ahead Key Vote
Political heavyweights from Paris and Los Angeles courted the International Olympic Committee on Monday ahead of a key...
Trump Congratulates Iraqi PM On Mosul ‘victory’
President Donald Trump on Monday hailed the "victory" of Iraqi forces over the Islamic State group in the northern city...
US Pressures Myanmar To Accept UN Rights Probe
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday ramped up pressure on the Myanmar government to accept a UN fact-finding mission...
Political Newcomer Heads Israel’s Labour Party
Avi Gabbay, who won Monday's runoff election to head Israel's opposition Labour, is a political newcomer with a...
Hindu Pilgrims On Route To Amarnath Temple Killed In Militant Attack
At least six Hindu pilgrims were killed in Indian Kashmir on Monday when militants attacked police guarding them during...
Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Financing Qaeda Imam Awlaki
One of four men arrested for sending thousands of dollars to the late Al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki pleaded...
Rwanda’s Kagame In Israel Hails ‘blossoming’ Cooperation
Rwandan President Paul Kagame called for bolstering relations with Israel on Monday during a visit reflecting a warming...
Puerto Rico Enacts Medicinal Marijuana Law
The depleted government coffers of bankrupt Puerto Rico will take in $50 million a month now that a law allowing the...
Trump Son Admits Meeting Russian For Dirt On Clinton
Donald Trump's eldest son on Monday admitted meeting a Russian lawyer to get dirt on his father's 2016 rival Hillary...
Mauritania Opposition Vows To Boycott President’s Referendum
Several Mauritanian opposition parties said Monday that they had formed a coalition to boycott a referendum set for...
Warmer Arctic Harms Crops In US, Canada
Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters and springs further to the south, decreasing...
Rohingya Refugees May Stay In Bangladesh ‘for Some Time’
Nearly half a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in squalid Bangladeshi camps face staying "for some more...
Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower Spared Jail Over 2013 Meeting
Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu received Monday a suspended two-month prison sentence and community work...
Inside Sea Spiders’ Odd Biology
Sea spiders do not move blood and oxygen through their bodies with the help of vigorously beating hearts, like most...
New York Commuters Face ‘summer of Hell’
Emergency repair work began Monday at New York's Penn Station, kicking off a "summer of hell" for hundreds of thousands...
Israel’s Opposition Labour Seeks Renewal With Leadership Vote
Israel's main opposition Labour party voted for a new leader Monday as it seeks to regain waning influence and win back...
LA Mayor Vows To Bring Olympics Back To US
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday he was committed to bringing the Olympics back to Los Angeles, while...
US High School Student Scores Mattis Interview Scoop
A US high school student has scored an exclusive interview with Pentagon chief Jim Mattis after an aide of President...
Thousands Flee As Tensions Escalate Over Kashmir
Thousands of people have fled their homes in Pakistani Kashmir, officials said Monday, as continued shelling between...